ARTISTS

Putnam Smith

With his sophomore release, "Goldrush," reaching #5 on the national Folk DJ Charts (and making it on 5 "Favorite Albums of 2009" Lists) Putnam has begun to establish himself as an acoustic tour-de-force not only in his hometown of Portland, but as a nationally touring musician from East coast to West. From whiskey-slinging good-time banjo numbers, to intimate heartbreakers on the guitar, to wry and sardonic tunes on the mandolin, Putnam puts on a show that makes people want to do a little knee-slappin' one moment, then curl up all intimate-like with a glass of red wine, the next.

With his sophomore release, "Goldrush," reaching #5 on the national Folk DJ Charts (and making it on 5 "Favorite Albums of 2009" Lists) Putnam has begun to establish himself as an acoustic tour-de-force not only in his hometown of Portland, but as a nationally touring musician from East coast to West. From whiskey-slinging good-time banjo numbers, to intimate heartbreakers on the guitar, to wry and sardonic tunes on the mandolin, Putnam puts on a show that makes people want to do a little knee-slappin' one moment, then curl up all intimate-like with a glass of red wine, the next.